Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Otaku 5-0 Season 2: Episode 3

Aloha everybody!

I am pleased to present the next episode of our podcast!

This episode in particular marks the return of Neko-X to our podcast staff (this time in his new position as Video Game & Blu-Ray Contributor.) Also joining us on the panel on short notice is Star, our Film & Book Contributor.

While I am proud of all the episodes I have produced, this episode in particular now holds a special place in my heart as another prime example of Otaku 5-0's lighthearted style (click here for the first example.) Just like I said before, this is what "talking story" is all about, folks.

Stay tuned to this site for more episodes and feature articles as our 2nd Season continues!

2 comments:

kekumanshoyu
said...

I would have to say that this is one of my favorite episode so far! It made me reminisce of my past of watching anime so early in the morning and Saturday night. Oh man those days... I remember waking up so early just to catch Yu-Gi-Oh! It's unfortunate that kids these days don't get the experience we had back then.

Btw, I'm a hardcore DB fan but not that hardcore... I did watch it from 1st to last (not GT however) episode and read every (maybe miss like one or two actually) chapter in the manga. So... I have to be honest but I am interested in see the DBZ movie because I would like to see how they are going to go about with the story. The story might disappoint me but I just want to check it out.

I would love to come to the panel at Kawaii Kon. Hopefully I have enough time to step away from Registration. Just wondering if you guys already reserved a panel or something. If not then you should email Chris Macedonio (Vice-Chairman) or Jason Kaawa (Events Director). I think right now they are taking ideas and such but I may be wrong.

Quick comments - I would like to see a Metal Gear movie. One way they could possibly not screw it up is by making series like LOTR... just a thought, but it might work.- I was actually at Wal-Mart thinking about buying the Zack and Miri movie. I did not because I wasn't sure but now I wil :D

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What "Otaku" Means To Us

In American culture, the term otaku is used to describe a person with an interest (obsessive, for most cases) in Japanese animation (Anime.) However, in modern Japanese slang the world is used as a broad descriptor, referring to a fan of any particular theme, topic or hobby.

Specific examples include:

Anime otaku - a fan of Japanese animation;

Cosplay otaku - a fan of cosplay (a type of performance art whose participants dress themselves in the style of a particular character or idea);

For purposes of accuracy, we at The Otaku 5-0 Show prefer to use the modern Japanese usage of the word when referring to ourselves. Additionally, we feel that the American usage of the word is similar to the words dork, geek or nerd, and is thus a more offensive word when used in this context.

However, we welcome reasoned debate over this particular issue.

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On behalf of our podcast team, I would like to welcome you to the current home of The Otaku 5-0 Show, which includes our audio podcast and feature articles covering a wide array of geek-related subjects.

We recorded our first audio podcast episode in August of 2008, and we were quite pleased with the progress we've made. However, we have been on an extended hiatus since February of 2013, but we hope to return to production at a later date.

On each episode you will find uncompensated (we're saying it because we want to, not because we're paid to) discussion & commentary for various entertainment-related subjects. Recently, we have started recording audio commentary tracks for our favorite (and not-so-favorite) movies.

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